Wusa9 By Jess Arnold BURKE, Va. — As fentanyl continues to claim young lives, a Fairfax County supervisor is hosting a town hall on its impact on the community. Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity is leading the town hall with School Board member Laura Jane Cohen, with the goal of making parents, students and community members aware […]
FFXnow By Vernon Miles The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a new policy last week that could offer incentives to developers to replace the affordable housing lost to new development. The new policy wouldn’t just require a one-to-one replacement of units set aside as affordable — known as committed affordable units — but would incentivize the replacement of those that […]
Fairfax County Local News By Angela Woolsey Fairfax County’s police helicopters have a new base of operations. The emergency choppers and their crews will now be housed at the Fairfax County Police Department’s new David M. Rohrer Aviation Center, which was welcomed with a grand opening celebration yesterday (Wednesday). Located at 4604 West Ox Road, […]
Connection Newspaper By Bonnie Hobbs Anyone who’s ever tried driving from Fairfax to Centreville on Route 29 between 3 and 7 p.m. knows how slow and irritating it can be. Vehicles are bumper to bumper, with a sea of red taillights, as far as the eye can see. There’s also gridlock there during the morning […]
WJLA by Christian Flores FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — After hours of sharp criticism from residents for even considering the measure, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a massive pay raise for the supervisor and board chair positions — though it won’t go into effect for current members. The measure increases supervisors’ annual salaries from $95,000 to […]
Patch By Michael O’Connell Fairfax County residents have a chance on Tuesday to weigh in on a proposal to give the board of supervisors a 45 percent pay hike. Clarification: This story was updated with U.S. Census data regarding the annual median income in Fairfax County. FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Whether or not the members […]
7 News By Nick Minock FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s Democratic opponent says Descano has failed the people of Fairfax County repeatedly. “There is a crisis in the courthouse today,” Ed Nuttall told 7News). Nuttall is a trial lawyer and has handled cases in Fairfax County for 26 years. He’s […]
Fairfax County Times By Heather Zwicker Social media sites lit up with comments on posts after a story first reported by WJLA hinted that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is considering giving themselves a nearly 45% raise. The proposal would increase supervisor pay from about $90,000 per year to between $125,000 and $130,000. The […]
On top of basketball, March is looking to be an incredibly busy month with Team Herrity from fighting the crazy proposed 45% Board raises, to the St Patrick’s Day party, to three Teen Job Fairs, to three Town Halls (Assessment 3/15, Budget Rate 3/22, Fentanyl 3/28), to the many other campaign activities. In this issue… […]
Just The News By Nicholas Ballasy The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to move forward with consideration of a proposal to give themselves salary increases of up to 45%, even as the county, located just outside of Washington, D.C., faces a shortage of police in the midst of a crime surge. With inflation […]
